CSBR: Natural History: Restructuring the Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium into a central hub for Louisiana botany via the consolidation of multiple herbaria

CSBR：自然历史：通过整合多个植物标本馆，将 Shirley C. Tucker 植物标本馆重组为路易斯安那州植物学的中心枢纽

• 批准号: 1756469
• 负责人: Laura Lagomarsino
• 金额: $ 49.48万
• 依托单位: Louisiana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1756469&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CSBR; Natural; History; Restructuring; Shirley

Herbaria serve as crucial documentation of the natural world. Their dried, pressed specimens are of multidimensional importance: they are documentation of plant occurrence through space and time; markers of taxonomic and nomenclatural identity; evidence of plant-animal interactions; and sources of DNA for molecular studies. In recent years, there has been a resurgence in the acknowledgement of the importance of natural history specimens to modern biological research. Despite this resurgence and broad application of specimens in research a number of herbaria in Louisiana have recently closed and the collections orphaned. The Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University (LSU) has been the recipient of a large portion of these orphaned collections. This has resulted in a near doubling in the size of the collection, from 207,500 specimens in 2015 to an estimated 400,000. This project will result in the integration and consolidation of these specimens into the Tucker Herbarium's infrastructure, as well as completion of prior digitization efforts. This project will not only ensure that Louisiana's botanical heritage is available to interested researchers, but also foster an understanding of the importance of plants and natural history collections via outreach projects aimed at the broader public, undergraduate students, and the academic community.The incorporation of multiple orphaned herbaria at LSU presents an opportunity to restructure the Tucker Herbarium into a regional hub for Louisiana botany. This project will integrate the recently acquired herbarium specimens into LSU's compacted herbarium infrastructure, as well as consolidate multiple digital data sources. Both of these steps are crucial for the maintenance and maximum utility of the much larger collection that will be housed at the Tucker Herbarium by 2020. Challenges related to the integration of different filing schemes and database structures will be addressed by project personnel and their solutions will be presented at national conferences. Additionally, continued digitization efforts will result in a nearly complete online database with image records of the Louisiana flora. All associated data will be publicly accessible and linked to multiple consortium and data aggregation efforts, including SERNEC, iDigBio, and GBIF. Integration and digitization activities will be coupled with the development of a rotating public exhibit to feature Tucker Herbarium research and activities, the inauguration of an annual plant biology seminar at LSU, and the establishment of a stronger presence, both online via social media campaigns and on campus via participation in outreach activities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

植物标本馆是自然世界的重要文献。它们干燥、压制的标本具有多维的重要性：它们是植物在空间和时间上发生的记录；分类学和命名学同一性的标记；植物与动物相互作用的证据；以及用于分子研究的 DNA 来源。近年来，人们重新认识到自然历史标本对现代生物学研究的重要性。尽管标本在研究中重新兴起并得到广泛应用，路易斯安那州的许多植物标本馆最近都关闭了，收藏品也成了孤儿。路易斯安那州立大学 (LSU) 的雪莉·塔克植物标本馆 (Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium) 接收了大部分这些孤儿藏品。 这导致馆藏规模几乎翻倍，从 2015 年的 207,500 个标本增加到估计的 400,000 个。 该项目将把这些标本整合并整合到塔克植物标本馆的基础设施中，并完成之前的数字化工作。该项目不仅将确保感兴趣的研究人员能够了解路易斯安那州的植物遗产，而且还将通过针对更广泛的公众、本科生和学术界的外展项目，促进对植物和自然历史收藏的重要性的理解。路易斯安那州立大学的多个孤儿植物标本室提供了将塔克植物标本馆改造成路易斯安那州植物学区域中心的机会。 该项目将把最近获得的植物标本馆标本整合到路易斯安那州立大学紧凑的植物标本馆基础设施中，并整合多个数字数据源。 这两个步骤对于到 2020 年塔克植物标本馆将容纳的更大收藏品的维护和最大利用至关重要。项目人员将解决与不同归档方案和数据库结构集成相关的挑战，他们的解决方案将并在全国会议上发表。 此外，持续的数字化工作将产生一个几乎完整的在线数据库，其中包含路易斯安那州植物区系的图像记录。 所有相关数据都将可供公开访问，并链接到多个联盟和数据聚合工作，包括 SERNEC、iDigBio 和 GBIF。 整合和数字化活动将与轮流公共展览的开发相结合，以展示塔克植物标本馆的研究和活动，在路易斯安那州立大学举办年度植物生物学研讨会，并通过社交媒体活动和网上活动建立更强大的影响力。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。